Hair holder



June 1925- 1,540,102

s.v COHEN HAIR HOLDER Filed April 1, 1925 I ll 1/ l// 0% 0 I l I I I Patented June 2, 1925.

SAUL COHEN, OF NEW YORK, N, Y.

HAIR HOLDER.

Application filed April 1, 1925. Serial No. 19,877.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAUL Conan, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification. a

This invention relates to hair holders especially adapted for attaching artificial hair to the heads of women and children.

An important object of the invention is to provide a holder of this character whereby waves or curls of artificial hair may be attached to the natural hair of the wearer, and

when arran ed in the coiffure effect desired, completely conceals any means of attachment. v

Another importantobject resides in pro viding the holder with flexible attaching means that may be clamped into the natural hair at various angles with respect to said holder, thus accommodating the same to various shaped heads.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a resilient holder possessing a sufficient amount of elasticity so that when said holder is stretched around the head the contraction of said holder will firmly embed the attaching means into the natural hair of the wearer.

Still another object is to construct an improved attaching means to prevent accidental dislodgment of the holder from the hair.

lVith these and other objects in view, which will be more apparent from the following description and claims, reference is made to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which- Figure 1 is a view showing one mode of attaching the holder to the head of the wearer, a portion of the artificial hair being removed to show the structural elements of said holder.

2 is another view illustrating that the holder and attaching means are completely concealed from view after the desired coiffure effect is produced.

Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the holder and attaching means; and

Fig. L is an edge view of the attaching means.

Generally speaking my improved holder comprises a central portion 5, preferably made of relatively stifi netting, and to each of its extremities is secured the attaching means or combs 6, through the medium of resilient means in the form of elastic bands 7.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the above resilient means comprises a single strip of elastic material arranged in V-shaped configuration, the apex thereof being secured to the central portion 5, while the tips of the diverging branches 8 and 9 are secured to the heads of the combs 6.

These combs are preferably provided with a plurality of long slender teeth, which are given a slight curvature in order to conform to the head of the wearer.

As best shown in Fig. 41:, the attaching means or combs 6 are each provided with a plate 10, secured between said combs and the tips of the elastic bands 7. By pref erence the plates 10 are rounded over at their free ends to permit free and easy entrance of the hair between said comb and plate when attaching the holder to the head. It will be observed said plates 10 are arranged on the back of the curved toothed members or combs 6, the free ends thereof terminating just short of the tips of the teeth of said comb and the distance therebetween diminishing toward the back of said comb.

The mass of hair 11, comprising curls, puffs or waves, may be attached to the netting 5 in any improved manner, and in quantity depending on the individual taste of the wearer and the coiffure effect desired.

hen applying my holder to the head, the attaching means, of combs 6, are grasped and pulled longitudinally apart by stretching the resilient means or elastic bands 7. The teeth of the combs are now directed inwardly and inserted into the hair, whereupon the contraction of said bands 7 embeds said combs deeply into the hair, causing the latter to pass between said teeth and the plates 10, substantially at right angles with the former. The natural hair is now firmly clamped between the combs and the plates thereby obviating accidental dislodgmcnt or slippage of said holder.

In my device the V-shaped arrangement of the bands 7 has a significant purpose, in that sufficient elasticity is provided for securing the holder, and further, the attaching means or combs may not only be affixed at right angles to the central portion 5, but also at Various angles in order to conform to different shaped heads. Thus, when the combs are inserted into the hair at a angle,

right to left, the elastic strain is exerted upon the bottom branch 9, whereas, when placed at an angle, say 45, from left to right, the strain comes upon the top branch 8, but when the combs are affixed at right angles to the central portion 5, an equal pull is exerted upon each branch. It is manifest that my holder comprises means within itself for adaptation to various shaped heads.

After the holder is secured to the head the artificial hair on said holder may be worn in various styles and present a pleasing and attractive appearance.

While there has been illustrated and shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the same is merely illustrative of the way in which the invention may be reduced to practice, and such changes and alterations as fall within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to when expedient.

I claim:

1. A hair holder comprising a band upon which the hair is secured, elastic bands of V-shapcd configuration having their apexes secured to the extremities of said band and means for attaching said holder to the head of the wearer, said means beingsecured to the tips of the diverging branches of said bands. 7

2. A hair holder comprising a band upon which the hair is secured, resilient means having one end connected to the extremities of said band and attaching means secured to the other end of said resilient means, said attaching means comprising a curved toothed member backed by a plate having its inner end spaced from'said toothed member for the purpose specified.

3. A hair holder comprising a band upon which the hair is secured, elastic bands of V shaped configuration having their aperles secured to the extremities of said band,and attaching means secured to the tips of the diverging branches of said bands, said attaching means comprising a curved toothed member backed by a plate having its inner end spaced from said toothed member for the purpose specified.

4. In a hair holder, the combination with a resilient band upon' which the hair is secured, of attaching means, said means comprising atoothed member of relatively large inwardly directed curvature and a plate secured to the back of said member and having its free end spaced therefrom.

5. In a hair holder,the combination with a resilient band upon which the hair is secured, of attaching means, said means comprising a toothed member of relatively large inwardly directed curvature and a plate secured to the back of said member, the free end thereof terminating short of the tips ofthe teeth of said member and the distance therebetween diminishing toward the head of said toothed member. 7

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

SAUL COHEN. 

